Commercial Break: Eric & Ernie Are The Pits

The piston-pumping world of motor racing is reeling from the news that Ron Dennis is stepping down from his role as McLaren boss in March.

Dennis joined McLaren in 1980 and has overseen a phenomenal era of success ever since. This footage from 1977 shows what an effect Dennis had on the team. Even though they had the world champion driver at the time of this ad, everything off the track was clearly a shambles.